Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Methuen, MA Crime Grade
How Methuen grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Massachusetts — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
4/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Methuen, MA was 181.2 per 100,000 residents (99 incidents over a population of 54,623). That puts Methuen Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 42% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Methuen (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Methuen vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 122.0(62) | 185.7(96) | 149.5(79) | 209.1(112) | 181.2(99) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.8(2) | 1.9(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 9.8(5) | 17.4(9) | 3.8(2) | 3.7(2) | 14.6(8) |
| Robbery | 7.9(4) | 21.3(11) | 17.0(9) | 13.1(7) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 104.3(53) | 147.0(76) | 124.9(66) | 190.4(102) | 166.6(91) |
| Property crime | 871.9(443) | 826.1(427) | 809.8(428) | 843.9(452) | 816.5(446) |
| Burglary | 108.2(55) | 56.1(29) | 151.4(80) | 37.3(20) | 47.6(26) |
| Larceny | 645.5(328) | 688.7(356) | 596.0(315) | 765.5(410) | 699.3(382) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 116.1(59) | 79.3(41) | 62.4(33) | 41.1(22) | 69.6(38) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Methuen's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Massachusetts cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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